Neotropical dryophthoridae: Redescription of the genus Melchus Lacordaire with description of Daisya Anderson, new genus, and seven new species (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Coleopterists Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-432

  Anderson, Robert S ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONOIDEA; DAISYA; DAISYA ANDERSONAE; DAISYA HUETHERI; DAISYA OBRIANI; DAISYA UMBRATILIS; DRYOPHTHORIDAE; DRYOPHTHORINAE; MELCHUS; MELCHUS GOMEZI; MELCHUS JOLYI; MELCHUS LEPROSUS; MELCHUS ONOREI; MELCHUS PERPLEXUS;

EID: 1142265858     PISSN: 0010065X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1649/579     Document Type: Article

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